The world’s biggest retailer is trying to stamp out a protest by employees who
want better pay and union recognition by seeking to ban a strike planned for
the busiest shopping day of the year.

Workers at Wal-mart have been conducting protests and wildcat strikes for
several months as part of a campaign for better conditions and their action
is due to culminate this week with walkouts on Thanksgiving and Black Friday.

More than half of Americans are expected to hit the stores this Friday — Black
Friday — as stores offer their biggest discounts. In a break with tradition,
some large